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Orange Hazelnut Biscotti

Orange Hazelnut Biscotti

My mom makes biscotti every Christmas. But you can make biscotti for a special treat anytime of year. You can dunk them into a coffee (decaf for me) or hot cocoa, or you can enjoy them with a dessert wine, like they do in Italy and Spain.

Grass-fed Chili Cheese Dogs

Grass-fed Chili Cheese Dogs

Chili cheese dogs are a great all-American meal. They are nutritious, easy on the wallet and they make a great meal for the winter months. And children love them.

New England Clam Chowder

New England Clam Chowder

I may not be in New England, but I still crave clam chowder in the wintertime. Even here in Southern California, it’s comforting to have something warm and nourishing on a cold winter night. It may not be blustery cold and snowing in Los Angeles, we do feel the chill in our bones.

Hoppin’ John

Hoppin’ John

Hoppin’ John, the classic meal to serve on New Year’s Day, is a soul food dish that has African, Caribbean, and French roots. While eating black eyed peas for good luck in the new year is a tradition with roots from the American South, the custom actually goes all the way back to the Babylonians.

King Crab Legs with Drawn Butter

King Crab Legs with Drawn Butter

New Year’s Eve is a night for sacred foods in our family. We aways end the year eating nutrient dense foods — including oysters on the half shell, caviar, and king crab legs with drawn butter. Other favorites include pâté with toast and rillettes.

How to Make Organic Tamales with Organic Cornmeal & Lard

How to Make Organic Tamales with Organic Cornmeal & Lard

Want to learn how to make tamales from scratch? It’s not hard. And by making your own, you can avoid the GMO cornmeal and Crisco and use use real food ingredients instead: organic cornmeal and pastured lard.

Arroz con Leche: Mexican Rice Pudding

Arroz con Leche: Mexican Rice Pudding

Arroz con Leche, or Mexican Rice Pudding, is popular in Mexico and all throughout Latin America and in Spain. Ask anyone from a Latin country if they like Arroz con Leche and their eyes will light up like a kid on Christmas morning.